Today's theme is one of the easiest ones for me because I have so many metallic polishes, but I am currently a bit confused regarding my metallic affinities. I have discovered charms of brass and I wanted to do something inspired by jewellery I have recently bought, but I couldn't do it because I only have one polish that matches the coloour and barely anything else that would complement it. Therefore, I returned to my cool-toned metals for a simple mani.

Right after I complained about how difficult it was for me to position designs from Born Pretty BP-77, a package from BPS with items for reviews arrived and among them was a product that I believe will mark this year when nail art tools are concerned - a clear jelly stamper. I had to try it out immediately using the motif that I had the most trouble with adn you could see the result in the latest matching manicure. Today it is my pleasure to write a bit more about this truly fantastic product.

I have only a modest selection of indie polishes, partly because they are not as easily accessible, partly because of their price, partly because there are so many brands that it is difficult to make a choice. However, there is a brand that in my book set itself apart from others in terms of colour scheme and its packaging, which doesn't look like indie, but like high end packaging (in fact they aren't an indie brand any more, but a boutique brand). Name of this brand sums up what every polishaholic feels - ILNP (I Love Nail Polish). ILNP polishes come in 12 ml bottles and retail for 10.6-12.3 € at NailLand, depending on finish and collection. NailLand ships worldwide - from Europe via GLS (General Logistics Systems) and Hungarian Post, and for rest of the world only via Hungarian Post. Shipping via Hungarian Post is with tracking and costs € 10 for orders up to five items and € 15 for orders larger than five items. They also offer free shipping for orders over €75 (up to five items) and € 100 (over five items). If you are in Budapest, you can visit their shop at WestEnd City Center at Váci street. They also organize weekly contests on their Instagram and you can win discount for shopping on their website.

It's been awhile since a couple of Butter London were sent to me by fantastic Maria, who realized that she can pass dusty polishes on to me (and I am very thankful to her for it). Butter London polishes come in elegant rectangular bottles that hold 11 ml of product. I have no idea where in Europe you can find Butter London polishes, I only know that they are no longer available in Austria.

It is Sunday and I haven't been in the mood for painting nails for days. However, it would be nice for me to take part in this week's Matching Manicure, especially since the theme is a combination I do wear gladly. Although I am not quite happy with how it turned out, I think that it is passable. I hope you'll like it.

Just the way employees at NailLand had decided that I needed Tristam, they had made the same decision when it came to another polish that was on my wish list for long time - China Glaze Tongue & Chic. China Glaze polishes have 14 ml and cost 4.95 € at NailLand, but many shades, including this one, are currently on sale and cost only 2.48 €. NailLand ships worldwide - from Europe via GLS (General Logistics Systems) and Hungarian Post, and for rest of the world only via Hungarian Post. Shipping via Hungarian Post is with tracking and costs € 10 for orders up to five items and € 15 for orders larger than five items. They also offer free shipping for orders over €75 (up to five items) and € 100 (over five items). If you are in Budapest, you can visit their shop at WestEnd City Center at Váci street. They also organize weekly contests on their Instagram and you can win discount for shopping on their website.

In 2013. Color Club placed several really great nail polishes and among them, in Girl About Town collection, was The Uptown. Marry had bought it in time, and I initially wanted to gave it a miss because it was similar to Layla The Butterfly Effect. Naturally, when I decided that I do want it, Color Club did that which I hate when manufacturers do - they changed the polish entirely and left the name. I have no idea to what end unless the goal is to annoy consumers.

Today a part of the world is celebrating one of great consumerist holidays, one of many dates I don't care about. Since Valentine's Day mani theme is requested every year for Matching Manicures I will not be a spoilsport, but I'll take part in my own way.

If you thought that I had given up on Born Pretty image plates, you were wrong. I just neglected them a bit. To be fair, they haven't placed a new plate that would tickle my fancy in a while, and those stamping plates that I haven't shown yet aren't inspiring me to use them. But when new stamping polishes that I reviewed in January had arrived I combined them with two of those unused BPS plates. One of them is BP-77.

Several days ago a Gosh polish fell into my hands and initially I intended not to accept it, but since it was a green plish I couldnt resist it. Gosh is a drugstore brand that first saw in the Netherlands. I am not sure which countries it is available in. Polishes come in 8 ml bottles.

Since I improved my collection of A England polishes last month, I think that I might start showcasing them instead of letting them wait and wait and wait like I did with Dragon and Saint George. I'm starting with Tristam, polish which has long been on my wish list, but never a priority. NailLand decided that I do need it and I don't complain. A England polishes come in 11 ml bottles and retail for € 9.4 at NailLand. NailLand ships worldwide - for Europe via GLS (General Logistics Systems) and Hungarian Post, and for the rest of the world only via Hungarian Post. Shipping via Hungarian Post is with tracking and costs € 10 for orders up to five items and € 15 for orders larger than five items. They also offer free shipping for orders over €75 (up to five items) and € 100 (over five items). If you are in Budapest, you can visit their shop at WestEnd City Center at Váci street. They also organize weekly contests on their Instagram and you can win discount for shopping on their website.

Today we are matching our manis using different shades of purple and violet. Even though I have a lot of purple polishes it was difficult for me to think up a mani - partly because the theme as such, partly because of my mood and partly because of my other engagements. However, I did manage to put something together and I hope you'll like it.

It's been too long since I last did an image plate review and it's about time I changed that. I chose to show you this stamping plate since I have already used it in a matching manicure and I think it deserves a blogpost of its own.

Where did January go? I have a feeling that I did one of these posts only several days ago. I nearly haven't bought a thing in January, but I did have some new arrivals that I had bought earlier. Firstly there was LadyQueen package with 3D nail decorations. You can read the review and find out why I do not want to cooperate with this etailer anymore here. After that we had a polishaholics meeting where we split the spoils of our group order from Hypnotic Polish. This time I got a couple of A England lakova - Briarwood and Virgin Queen. BPS plate I ordered in November had finally reached me in January and was supposed to be the only stamping product for this month, but things don't always go as planned. This time the unplanned segment was more than positive - NailLand, online store my friends have successfully ordered from, sent me a package with items for review. What I found interesting in their approach is that it wasn't me who chose the products - they went through my wish list and selected several items to send me. That may be only a small thing, but it creates quite a positive image about them. That package contained another A England for me (Tristam), ILNP Mountain View, China Glaze Tongue & Chic and my first MoYou London stamping plate - Fashionista #11, and they also included a mini bottle of Mundo de Unas stamping polish, which fit the blue-green theme of the package perfectly. The only polish I bought myself is the navy blue one from Essence Nauti Girl kolekcije.